Manage Keys

From main menu, choose "Privacy > Manage Keys" to enter this screen. Once entered, you will be presented with:

Export

To export your public key and send it to others or post it on your personal websites, click Export Key button. The result will then be sent to the text box. From there, you can cut and paste to your e-mail software and send to your friends, for example. Of course, you can save it to a file as well by choosing "File --> Save As..." menu item.

The exported key will be something like these (do not edit anything between the header and footer):

-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (MingW32)

ZVtBBR2tA0KlFCknw0kNip3qtaX41Eg4fCMs9h7CgyjFUQLnliGaQcsVIyz1EU06

... ...

lv8t0IqKS0BsLXHz2xJ9HBOGpdtAjbnCOayZ3J7AZLG5wcObTCU/fuKIVHqb1O76
=zt/y
-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
            

Import

To import a public key from others, you can paste the exported key data into the text area. If the key is in binary format, you should have got it in a file, for example, through an e-mail attachment. In this case, load the key data by clicking the Open... button on the toolbar.

Once the key data is loaded or pasted into the text area, click Import Key button on the toolbar. In a moment, the key will be imported onto your key ring, and the key ID will be displayed in the list box for key IDs. Click on the new key ID, and the details of the key will be displayed in the text box. It should be something like these:

Key ID: 79547917824F601E
User ID: Test Tester (Tester) <test@nomail>
Creation Date: 2007-06-12 UTC
Finger Print: 6BDAA1C88FD6657AB0394E4279547917824F601E
            

Fingerprint

To authenticate a public key from others, it is highly recommended you verify the fingerprint of the key with the key owner. For example, you can verify the fingerprint of your friend's public key by calling your friend. It is imperative that you verify the fingerprint through an independent channel. For example, if you get a key from someone's website, it is not good to verify the fingerprint you generate with the fingerprint he posted on the same site.

To generate a fingerprint for a key, simply select the key ID from the list box. Its fingerprint will be shown in the text area along with other information.

When your friends call you to verify the fingerprint of your key, you need to generate the fingerprint of your key and verify the generated fingerprint with them over the phone. When you need to verify your friends' key fingerprints, first generate the fingerprints as described above, then call your friends. Once they generate their keys' fingerprints, they will verify the fingerprints with you over the phone.

Delete

If you have a key on your key ring, which you cannot verify, you can delete it.

To delete a key from your key ring, first select the key ID from the list box. Then click Delete Key button. Once the key is deleted, the key ID will disappear from the list box. Note: You are not allowed to delete your own key.